Import with Melange 5 / Get Normals (from 11.5)

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On 14/10/2011 at 05:09, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   11.5
Platform:   Windows ;
Language(s) :     C++ ;

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Hey!

I'm writing an importer for an external tool that should support C4D. while i'm getting all kind of data smoothly, i have some troubles with the normal tag. It doesn't seem that 11.5 attaches normal tags. So do i have to create them on my own based on neighbours, edges and phong break angles? Is there any other way?

i unfortunately never touched C4D before, and it's my first day with the SDK.... but i can't find the info i'm needing

Thanks!!!

Helper

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On 14/10/2011 at 05:43, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Nevermind, i found that it works fine with:

SVector* normals = op->CreatePhongNormals();

The question is, is it safe to rely on that?

Otherwise i'd fallback and generate it with the method mentioned above.

Thanks....

Helper

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On 14/10/2011 at 06:33, xxxxxxxx wrote:

CreatePhongNormals will give you the exeact same vertex normals that Cinema uses. Just make sure the object contain a Phong tag, otherwise the function will crash.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 20/10/2011 at 00:43, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

CreatePhongNormals will give you the exeact same vertex normals that Cinema uses. Just make sure the object contain a Phong tag, otherwise the function will crash.cheers,Matthias

I think it won't actually crash, but it returns a Null pointer (which would crash if you didn't check the return before using it) - at least that was my experience in the past.

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On 20/10/2011 at 06:30, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hmm, sorry to open this again. But the normals i'm getting from CreatePhongNormals seem to be false, or i'm adressing them wrong, probably. when rendering/displaying the normals, they look totally different and i can't find a reasonable pattern what i'm adressing wrong here.

Here's what i do:

  
  const Vector *vertices            = op->GetPointR();  
  const CPolygon *polygonIndices    = op->GetPolygonR();  
  LONG polygonCount                = op->GetPolygonCount();  
  
if(btag->GetType() == Tphong)  
{  
  normals = op->CreatePhongNormals();  
}  
  
for(long i = 0; i < polygonCount; i++)  
{  
  // add data, e.g.:  
  vertices[polygonIndices[i].c], normals[i * 4 + 2], uvw.c  
  vertices[polygonIndices[i].b], normals[i * 4 + 1], uvw.b  
}

any idea?

thanks for your help! awesome